Supplemental Resources 2

“I am Poem” template for Lesson 2

The template for the “I am Poem” is provided by: http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson391/I-am-poem.pdf

I will also be using the following template for students to fill in for structure (provided by http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/iampoem.htm)

I am (two special characteristics)




I wonder (something you are actually curious about)



I hear (an imaginary sound)



I see (an imaginary sight)



I want (an actual desire)



I am (the first line of the poem restated)



I pretend (something you pretend to do)



I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)



I touch (an imaginary touch)



I worry (something that really bothers you)



I cry (something that makes you very sad)



I am (the first line of the poem repeated)



I understand (something you know is true)



I say (something you believe in)



I dream (something you actually dream about)



I try (something you make an effort to do)



I hope (something you actually hope for)



I am (the first line of the poem repeated)




KWL Chart from Lesson 2
Name:
Date:

Instructions: Before you begin your research, fill in the first column with “What I already know” about culture. For the second column, fill in specific facts that you “Want to know” about culture. We will complete the last column after your culture presentations. In this column, you will fill in “What you learned” about ___culture.

K- What I already know.	W- Want I want to know.	L-What I learned.

Group Project Instructions from Lesson 2/3

Instructions: Each group has been assigned a different culture for research and presentation. Using your assigned culture, your group will need to collaboratively research the following information and determine a creative way of presenting the information to the class in six minutes (PowerPoint, Game Show-Jeopardy/Family Feud, Making a song-video-or-play, Comic Book, Art Project -Mural/Collage etc.) YOU MUST approve your presentation style with me first.

1.) Briefly explain the fastrack (major events) history of your culture?
2.) Where is your culture currently located in the world?
3.) List three interesting facts about you culture?
4.) Name one recognized hero, leader, or famous individual from your culture.
5.) Provide four images that portray your culture (pictures of people, places, tools, art, etc.)
6.) Provide one song of any genre from your culture?
7.) How is your culture being discriminated against or how has your culture been discriminated against in the past?